Senior Manager of Accounts Receivable, Charlotte Tilbury
$105-115k
Makeup, skin care & beauty collection
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Makeup, skin care & beauty collection
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$105-115k
1001+ employees
Company mission
To empower everybody in the world to be the most beautiful version of themselves.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
- Accounts Receivable experience of 10+ years required, CPG experience a plus!
- Spanish proficiency preferred
- Excellent prioritization and time management skills
- Experience with EDI
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to interface comfortably at all levels both internally and externally
- Advanced Excel skills (VLOOKUP’s, pivot tables, sum-if, index-match, etc) and financial systems savviness
- Record of process improvements
- NetSuite experience is preferable
- Motivated self-starter with ability to multi-task in a very fast-paced start-up environment
- Flexible & adaptable to changing priorities
- Must be detailed-oriented and organize
- Affinity for retail and beauty
What the job involves
- Reporting into the VP of Finance & New Business Development, the Senior Accounts Receivable Manager will be responsible for ensuring the health and accuracy of the Accounts Receivable sub-ledger for US, Canada and LATAM subsidiaries.
- The Senior AR Manager will have end to end ownership of the AR function encompassing billing and collections, chargeback recovery, implementing process efficiencies, aging/DSO management, and retailer relationships.
- This role will monitor incoming payments and outgoing invoices of customers in an accurate, efficient, and timely manner w/ strong emphasis on deductions analysis and recovery.
- It will partner with both local and global finance teams in ensuring a timely and accurate month close and the preparation of financial reporting of AR sub-ledger.
- The successful candidate will possess a strong understanding of the AR function, proven track record of process improvements, history of successful chargeback recovery, talent development and ability to build and maintain synergetic internal and external partnerships
- Reporting Relationships: Reports to VP of Finance & New Business Development
- Responsible for managing and developing one team member
- Lead Month End close for AR, reconciling monthly transactions, booking accruals within set deadlines and providing commentary for significant variances
- Ensure adherence to group AR and Credit/Risk controlling policies
- Tightly manage DSO ensuring outstanding debt is collected within terms of customer payment terms and credit limit
- Build and maintain synergetic partnerships with retailers and internal cross functional teams to drive KPI’s, resolve claim and aged debt matters and influence decisions impacting AR
- Timely dispute chargebacks and seek favorable resolution through investigation, building supporting document packages and effective communication with retailers
- Implement and sustain a stock returns triangulation process encompassing finance, supply chain and commercial functions to ensure 360 validation of RGAs
- Deliver weekly customer aging with variance analysis and account commentary
- Distribute Regional AR summaries on a quarterly basis, flagging areas of concerns and presenting resolution action plans
- Provide short term cash flow forecasts against outstanding debt balance
- Work with IT team to raise and resolve any EDI or invoicing issues and maintain health of sub-ledger transactions
- Verify discrepancies and resolve customer any billings issues
- Issue customer re-bills for CAPEX and other negotiated contributions
- Maintain customer support files, returns authorization trackers and related customer documentations thoroughly and accurately
- Escalate material credit control related matters to proper internal parties
- Collaborate cross functionally with relation to new retailer setup
- Complete Monthly Internal Control Tasks
- Assist with local credit insurance reporting, making sure retailers stay within compliance of insurance requirements
Our take
Charlotte Tilbury has carved a niche in the cosmetics industry with its commitment to quality, buoyed by celebrity endorsements and a fondness for innovation. Founder Charlotte's strong personal brand has propelled the company's rapid ascent, while its embrace of cutting-edge technologies like augmented and virtual reality has unlocked avenues unexplored by traditional cosmetic brands.
The acquisition of Charlotte Tilbury by the fashion and beauty conglomerate, Puig, in 2020 marked a significant turning point, catalysing global expansion efforts and venturing into an emerging digital landscape like the Metaverse. Leveraging AI-based marketing solutions, the company has witnessed a remarkable 60% increase in conversion rates for its acquisition campaigns, highlighting its adeptness at staying ahead in the dynamic beauty market.
Charlotte Tilbury was acquired by Fashion and beauty conglomerate, Puig, in 2020. Since then, the company has been driving global growth and expanding into new digital frontiers (i.e. the Metaverse). Its use of AI-based marketing solutions has resulted in a 60% conversion rate increase in its acquisition campaigns. Charlotte Tilbury is well set to see consistent market growth.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
25% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Generous staff discount
- Generous product gifting
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Hybrid, flexible working
- Dog friendly office on Monday and Fridays
- Access to Tilbury Treats - discounts on everything from gym memberships to cinema tickets
- Other fabulous benefits such as life assurance, birthdays off work and pension contribution
Company HQ
London, UK
Articles
Leadership
Charlotte Tilbury
(Founder)Spent 20 years in the fashion and beauty industry as a Creative Consultant for the top beauty brands worldwide. Was the most sought-after make-up artist in the world when she founded this company.
Demetra Pinsent
(CEO, not founder)Former Partner at McKinsey & Company. Received their M. Phil from the University of Oxford and a BA in Social Studies from Harvard University.
People progressing
Joined as Customer Service Manager in the early stages of the company, was promoted to website coordinator after 10 months, and is now Head of Digital Content.
Joined as a Junior-level producer in January 2017. She was promoted three times in 5 years, most recently to Creative Production & Project Management Director.
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